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BIRTHS.
MCWHIRTER-At the French Hospital, on January 27, to
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a
scope, can be considered only as palliative of the evil and not a cure. The real, the only cure, is not in making it difficult, if not impossible, for the pirates to attack a ship, but in exterminating the pirates themselves." These ure Coubtless wise and pertinent remarks or rather impertinent in regard to what "Shipping and
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 13
SERIOUS CHARGE.
GUNNER'S ALLEGED
OFFENCE.
STRAITS LAWYER DEAD
MR. SHELLEY THOMPSON.
(From Our Own Correspondent.).
every man and woman who goes on board has a clean record here for a sufficiently long period to serve as a guarantee of respect- ability; pirates will not come here and work honestly for a couple of trai Magistracy yesterday after- The hearing began at the Cen- years on the off-chance of being noon of the case in which Gunner able to form a gang and carry out James Element was charged with The death is announced from a piracy at the end of the period," a serious assault on a eleven-year Liverpool of Mr. Shelley Thomp When it is recalled that the old Chinese giri, the daughter of son the well-known Singapore
a clerk at the Dairy Farm, Pokfu-Barrister. pirates of the "Hong Hwa" bourd- tum, on January 7.
ed the steamer at Singapore, the In opening the case for the significance and the wisdom of the prosecution, Mr. T. M. Hazlerigg Crown Solicitor)
مهمه
SINGAPORE, January 28.
WANTED HERE
scheme suggested by the "Straits (Assistant Times" will be regarded as timely said that the alleged offence was Female Anarchist in the Malay committed on a gun track about and appropriate. With the power-100 yards from Victoria Road. ful aid of the Straits Government The statement of the girl was
in some such manner as that indicated, it would certainly narrow the limits within which the pirates are at presert carrying out their nefarious calling.
Admirals to Meet,
States.
(From Our Own Correspondent:)
to the effect that, whilst return ing from school along with her' younger brother in a ricsha," she
SINGAPORE, January 28: noticed two Europeans, one of The Chinese woman with bobbed whom walked up the hill side. hair, who threw a bomb at Mr. The other caught her by the arm Richards, Protector of Chinese, in and took her up the hill, the latter Kuala Lumpur, is possibly the carrying her. in his arm. The same woman whom the Hongkong man then dropped her to drive Police sought at the end of back the ricsha coolie and her November. Reater has learned, according brother, who
The authorities state that there were following. to a cablegram to hand" to-day, The girl attempted to escape in is no question of personal animus. The woman has anarchistic that a Conference between the the meantime, but was recaptured Admirals of the China, East and carried to a path where the tendencies. Indies, and Australia Squadrons assault was alleged to have been but the tendons of his right wrist
Mr. Richards is progressing, well » has been arranged to be held in committed. Singapore at an early date. Any
identification an hopes that such a Conference parade the next day, fwb Gun- might exercise some bearing on ners were charged before the
Following
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were severed.
"Babbed Hair Girl" The" China Mail" on November
the naval policy of the Empire Magistrate. They were sube 27 last, reported that a bobbed abroad, particularly in the Far quently discharged, as later inves-hair Chinese girl with high East and the East Indies,
are tigations pointed to the accused explosives in her possession had rudely shattered by Reuter. It is being the alleged culprit.
been sought by Hongkong's police gravely pointed out that, whilst
Gunner Flatman would tell the during the previous few days.
Information was supposed to the Admirals will discuss the Court that he was with the naval position, it is the province accused at the time, of the crime have been sent down to the Naval of the Ministers in London to and actually saw him drag the girl Authorities to the effect that this formulate naval policy. Residents out of the ricsha and later carry down from Canton to sail on the young person might be coming out here-are-raminded of the her up the hill-The accused Sardinia Other details were that annual meetings of the Admirals carried out the assault much she had her hair bobbed and was in the years before the Great against the advice of Flatman, easily distinguishable in a crowd War; and seemingly it is only a who returned to the forts. He because of a prominent birthmark revival of these that is intended would also say that the accused above one eye: by the forthcoming Conference in talked over what he had done quite The rumour also went that she Singapore. Therefore, as Reuter openly with the Gunners. On got this large quantity of very bluntly puts it, the Conference their way to the Police Station powerful explosive from a Russian will be merely "a matter of following a statement made by source and was trying to take it routine and of "no special signi- Gunner Feplow, who implicated down to Singapore, whence she So far as the Press and the two, the accused is alleged to was likely to travel even further, the public were concerned, the have threatened Flatman by say possibly to Bangkok, pre-war Conferences of the Ading "If you let anything out I will mirals in the Far East were in-crack you."
ficance.
"
variably generative of hot the The Magistrate cleared the slightest crumb of information Court before taking the evidence regarding the proceedings. The of the girl, who was the first Admirals could have talked for a witness... week on end, and never a soul outside the charmed circle would have been a whit the wiser. But
and it is an important "but such annual Conferences "to dis- cuss the naval position" sensibly, ters in London; and the genesis Influence the policy of the Minis- of many a strategic plan could be traced back to the meetings of the Admirals in Singapore or
The case is proceeding.
PLUCKY ACT.
GAS FATALITY AVERTED BY POLICE SERGEANT.
The prompt action of a European.
ARMED
ROBBERS
ANOTHER OUTRAGE IN
KOWLOON.
ست
A Chinese living on second floor of a house at Portland Street reports that at 7p.m., yesterday he was accosted by three men, two of whom were armed with revolvers, and relieved", of money and jewellery amounting to $60,
The robbers then ran in the
Engineering" is pleased to describe Hongkong or wherever else they Police Sergeant, was responsible direction of Nathan Road and as "the elaborate (if by not by chose to assemble. That will for the sexing of one life at least disappeared: any means satisfactory) system doubtless hold good in respect of in a tragedy which was being of piracy prevention which is the Conference to be held within enacted on the road opposite
WOMAN TIED UP." a week or two. There are many Queen's Theatre.. enforced by the Hongkong vital problems affecting the Naval authorities." Doubtless the Hong- Base at Singapore and the naval the coolies doing excavation working with her mother near the
At about 4.30 pim. yesterday,
Ip Sui tai an unmarried woman, kong authorities will be duly position in the Far East generally for the laying of electric
mains Taikoo
reservoir, reports that impressed and rebuked and to be considered, all of which evidentally dislodged a gas con three men entered her house at chastened by the criticism emanat must be touched upon to some nertion. One of the men over 9p.m. on Monday, and after tying degree if only for the informa-cole by the fumes, lay unconscious her up with wire, stole money aud ing from Shanghai. Like so much tion and guidance of the Admiral- in the trench, whilst a crowd of property amounting to $73. One eriticism of which we read from ty. Looked at in this light the Chinese looked on with charac of the men carried a chopper, time to time, it is only destructive forthcoming Conference must teristic indifference. It was just which he brandished in a threaten-
have a significance that cannot be at this time that the Sergeant ing way. and hot constructive. It is so easy discounted by the great British happened to come along,
Drag to say that the sole solution of communities in these parts. the problem lies in the extermina- tion of the pirates. Any fourth
standard schoolboy could have BOUND FOR HONGKONG. written the game'sage remarks in
Mr. and Mrs. D. L. McWhirter, an essay on "Pirates." What our COMMERCIAL MEN COMING
| Shanghai contemporary does not
a son.
BLISS-On January 23, 1925, at the Victoria Nursing Home, Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Bliss, a son.
tell the Hongkong authorities is how piracy can be entirely sup- pressed, and, what is more to the
FROM SEATTLE
OBJECT OF THE TRIP.
ging the fortunate man out, who Was to all appearances dead, the Sergeant brought him to pardal consciousness by rendering first aid. The man was later went to hospital and recovered."
INVALID 1.0.U.'S.
THOUSANDS OF
'INVOLVED.
DOLLARS
Two other workmen, who were slightly gassed, recovered a little later and continued the work of filling up the trench.
Claims under promissory notes The Sergeant, in the coarse of amounting to several thousands fishing the man qut, inhaled a of dollars were made in the was Summary Court this morning The Seattle Commercial Com- certain unaunt of gas and point at the moment that it mission to the Orient left Seattle feeling a little unwell after penned its learned comments on on the 6.5. • "President plucky" set. the "Hong Hwa" piracy, how the McKinley" yesterday, but
the
Hongkong, Wednesday, January 28, 1925 Hongkong authorities could have exact date of arrival in Hongkong
WIPE OUT THE LOT!
is not known. The party will number about twenty, but only a few of these. will form the official committed appointed by the Seattle Chamber of Commerce to carry out the objective of the Commission..
Y
DAYLIGHT-ROBBERY, ¡
.:
his
against a boy, who was alleged to have recently come into money by means of a will.
The claim was made by the landlady in whose house the boy had been living, the money, belog owing, she alleged, for rent and loans made during the time that there had been litigation over the will and the boy had not been able to get the money.
prevented the latter outrage.
More pleasing, because decidedly more constructive, is the criticism
ATTACK ON A CHINESE of the "Straits Times (Singa-
SOLDIER It was only in the nature of
which admits that "we have pore),
Mr. M. K. Lo, for the boy de things that some striking com-
The Commercial Commission is powerful control over all who
Details of a highway robbery in fendant, indicated that his defence ments should be made by our con-;
making this trip for the purpose of come into or leave our territory. expressing appreciation of the broad daylight were furnished to would be that undue influence had temporaries outside this Colony For purposes of health protection; increased trade which had de the police yesterday by a soldier been exercised over the boy by a Fon the recent piracy of the steamer and for the. prevention of the veloped and benefited the United in a Chinese Army, who lives at man who was friendly with the
woman-plaintiff.
On the grounds that the do "Hong Hwa" even before the news smuggling of opium and arms, we States North-west, and to evidence, No: 6 Ruiter Street.
The soldier states that, whilst the confidence" that Seattle has on was received of the rounding up have strong, or fairly strong its business, colleagues across the walking near the Hau Tak wharf cuments were not staraped, the of seventeen of the pirates and the
will also garry to at Queen's Road Central, a number plaintiff, for whom Mr. M. 5. killing of a notorious ringleader in preventive services, and it would Pacfic. It
not be very difficult to work anvitation to attend the twelfth fists..
business men fa the Far East so of men assaulted him with their Watson appeared, was eventually.
nonsulted. Bias Bay. After severely casti-
system of registration of persons annual Convection of the National Breaking away from the gang, gating the Canton Government coming from and going to China." Foreign Trade Council, to be held, he escaped in a rikisha, but the for its supiness as regards Our contemporary expresses the in Seattle on June 24, 25, and 26, men got hold of him again, and piracies generally, "Shipping and opinion that it would be possible 1935, which for the first time is robbed him of money and jewellery FIT IN THE STREET.
རྩྭ་
الملحم
EUROPEAN ENGINEER
HOSPITAL
IN
A distressing accident befell.
open to delegates from foreign amounting to $70, 20 Engineering" (Shanghai) states only the obvious when it remarks by the use of identification cards, countries. that "the whole basis of the vigorously and efficiently worked,The Official Committee is made up of the following Mr. David solution of the problem of piracy to prevent men going to Malaya Whitcomb, President, Seattle TOO MANY PASSENGERS. prevention is co-operation between one week and leaving the next to Chamber of Commerce; Professor
of the "Kwalsang, when be fell those whose interest it is that pirate the ship they travel on. It Howard T. Lewis, Dean College
Business, Administration, Univer- FERRY COXSWAIN FINED. Mr. James Cocker, second englacer in a fit whilst walking along piracy slial ceast it adds that paints out that it is not possible of Washington. Stattica M
The maximum ine of So was Tedder Street Yesterday, and we "the elaborate (if not by any means to place all the steamers that leave J. D. Farrell, Vice-President, satisfactory) system of piracy Singapore.under naval convoy, and Union Puciic Railway judge imposed at the Marine Court this removed to the Government Civil prevention which is enforced by it is impossible also to put on L. C Gilman, Vice-President, morning on the coxswain of the Hospital.
From enquiries made to day it Great Northern Railway; Mr. Hongkong-Yaumati ferry, the s..
Man Fat" for carrying 148 pas-was learned that Mr. Cocker regain- the Hongkong authorities, and the board each, ship an armed guard James R. Stirrat, Superior Part precautions which are taken at of twenty or thirty men to protect land Cement Company Due sengers in excess of the numbered consciousness soon after, and other ports in regard to curbing che passengers and their property resentative, Seattle Clearing provided in the licence, which is doing well in hospital. Beyond
House Association, and one was 256..
alight bruise on his face, Mr. the activities of the piracy gentry, But, the Straits Times", remarks representative of the Port of Mr. H. L. Dennys defended and Cocker was not seriously injured
Inspector Band prosecuted
in the fall however comprehensive in their It is not impossible to see that Seattle.